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ArticleTevva wins £4.2m to help drive development of next generation electric trucks
Electric truck manufacturer Tevva has been awarded a £4.2m grant - the lion’s share of a total of £5.7m of funding from the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC).The grant will help finance the development of Tevva’s next generation, zero-emission, long-range medium duty trucks, which will range from 7.5 tonne to ...
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ArticleDP World boosts storage capacity with new £3m empty container facility at Southampton
DP World has opened an 11.5-acre empty containers park at Southampton to increase storage capacity and help keep customers supply chains moving during the peak pre-Christmas season.The new facility will be able to hold additional empty containers to meet customers’ requirements, which the company said is a “critical factor” in ...
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ArticleHermes to open new Southampton depot and create 100 jobs ahead of peak demand
Parcel delivery giant Hermes UK is set to open a new distribution depot in Test Lane, Southampton ahead of the peak season.The company said the new 118,000 sq ft facility will create 20 new permanent, full-time jobs and over 80 seasonal temporary jobs, which will be opened as Black Friday ...
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ArticlePrime Minister blames hauliers for driver shortages and petrol pump crisis
Prime Minister Boris Johnson laid the blame for the UK HGV driver shortage and the petrol pump crisis squarely at the feet of the road haulage industry this week.Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show on BBC 1 yesterday (3 October), as the army prepared to help deliver fuel supplies to ...
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ArticleYodel offers pay rise to LGV drivers after strike threat
The GMB union has praised Yodel for "doing the right thing" and offering staff a pay increase that will see LGV drivers receive £16 per hour.The move comes after stormy negotiations saw 95% of members vote to take industrial action, threatening the supply chains of some of the UK's biggest ...
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ArticleHaulage firms help train army to deliver fuel as HGV driver visa programme is extended to 2022
Army tanker drivers trained by fuel logistics company Hoyer and other haulage firms began delivering supplies today (4 October) to petrol stations hit by the fuel crisis.The move closely follows the government announcement late last week that its emergency visa program for truck drivers, dubbed “Scrooge Visas” because they were ...
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ArticleGovernment’s “lily-livered” visa plan for HGV drivers no solution, warns ParcelHero
The government’s decision to allow 5,000 foreign drivers into the UK will infuriate Brexiteers whilst failing to plug the shortfall of 100,000 drivers, parcel delivery service Parcelhero has warned.David Jinks, ParcelHero head of consumer research, said: “The decision to take the plunge and beg for EU-based drivers to return to ...
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ArticleBooker drivers suspend strike after positive pay talks
Strike action among HGV drivers at Tesco-owned wholesaler Booker Retail Partners has been suspended after a new pay deal was put on the table.The Unite union said industrial action due to commence on Monday (4 October) will not go ahead and its members will now vote on the proposals, with ...
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ArticleRenault Trucks supplies Recycling Lives with electric D Wide Z.E. skip loaders
Renault Trucks is supplying national waste recycling specialist Recycling Lives with two fully electric 18-tonne D Wide Z.E skip loaders, servicing commercial and household clients.The EVs will join Recycling Lives’ skip handling fleet and will be located at the recycling park in Preston on daily operations.Renault said the vehicles were ...
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ArticleDownes Transport back at Pallet-Track after leaving UPN
Downes Transport has returned to Pallet-Track just over a year after it left the network for UPN.The Wiltshire haulier said the return to the pallet network it had previously been a member of for 14 years was like “coming home to the family” and it will commence covering the SP ...
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ArticleWestminster Council and Veolia launch 60-strong electric waste fleet
One of the largest electric waste and street cleansing fleets in the UK has been unveiled by Westminster Council and partner Veolia.The 60-strong new and upcycled EVs include e-RCVs, e-trikes and e-sweepers and will allow an 89% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to diesel alternatives.The council said the move also ...
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ArticleNew device will stop trucks from aquaplaning, scientists claim
Researchers say they have developed a device that prevents vehicles including HGVs from aquaplaning during adverse road conditions.The Run Dry Traction System (RDTS) prevents water and other contaminants from reaching a vehicle’s tyres by firing a jet of compressed gas close to the front of the wheel.The effect is to ...
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ArticleSuckling Transport hit by drop in demand for fuel
Turnover at Suckling Transport fell by £9.4m last year due to a reduced demand for road fuels coupled with a partial reduction in long-term contractual business.In its latest results, the Essex-based haulage contractor said prompt decision making regarding resource levels, significant cost controls and reliance on the furlough scheme enabled ...
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ArticleSlump in engine production "very worrying", SMMT tells government
The SMMT has repeated its call for the government to step in and help the automotive sector after new figures revealed a 24% reduction in engine production last month compared to a Covid-impacted August 2020.Mike Hawes, SMMT CE, said it was “very worrying” that just 81,266 engines were made in ...
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ArticleTesco in automated parcel machine deal with InPost
Tesco has agreed a deal with e-commerce delivery firm InPost to deploy automated parcel machines (APMs) in up to 500 stores, potentially eliminating a quarter of a million last mile deliveries.The parcel lockers are seen by the retail giant as an extra hook to attract customers in the run-up to ...
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ArticleRobertson's Fine Foods invests in five new vehicles from Fraikin
Butcher and premium pork supplier Robertson’s Fine Foods expects to be bringing home the bacon after taking delivery of five new Mercedes-Benz, Iveco and DAF temperature-controlled vehicles.Supplied by Fraikin, the 3.5-tonne Sprinter, two 7.2-tonne Iveco Dailys, a 12-tonne DAF LF and a larger 15-tonne LF have all been specified with ...
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ArticleFreight in the City Expo 2021 back live in London with sustainable innovation at its core
Freight in the City Expo opened its doors to visitors once more at London’s Alexandra Palace on Tuesday 28 September.This exciting show, now in its sixth year, provides a showcase for the latest urban delivery vehicle technology and brings together leading logistics experts for topical debate.A bustling exhibition hall gave ...
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ArticleM&H Carriers signs Scotland delivery deal with John Lewis
M&H Carriers has struck a deal with John Lewis to make use of its warehouse in Aberdeen as it caters for an increase in demand for deliveries in Scotland’s north east.Under the arrangement, the John Lewis team will handle all warehousing, picking and loading of M&H Carriers’ home deliveries in ...
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ArticleMicrolise reports rise in profits and revenue
Telematics firm Microlise saw revenue rise by 14% to £57m in the 12 months to 30 June 2021, as haulage firms strove for fleet efficiencies.The company, which listed on the London stock exchange’s AIM in July, also increased its pre-tax profit to £2.2m during the period, compared with £710,000 the ...
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ArticleForest Freight offers new container delivery service from DP World London Gateway
Rainham’s Forest Freight has spied a business opportunity caused by a mass build-up of containers at nearby DP World London Gateway and is offering a new service bringing them back to its depot.The premium container haulage service collects customers’ freight from the port before they are transported the 10 miles ...